Month: August 2017
Brooke Long brings HR background to CBE in program assistant position
The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering welcomes Brooke Long as Program Assistant for HR & Data Coordination. Brooke has a B.A. from Iowa State in speech communication and an M.A. in communication education from the University of Northern Iowa. While studying at UNI and teaching speech in graduate school there she began working in …Continue reading “Brooke Long brings HR background to CBE in program assistant position”
Ramamoorthy awarded NSF grant for coded caching to reduce national network traffic
Most people have watched videos, TV shows and movies by streaming them on YouTube or Netflix. If you’ve streamed video content, then you know how frustrating it can be to wait for the video to load. One researcher at Iowa State University is hoping to improve those network delays. Iowa State Professor of Electrical and …Continue reading “Ramamoorthy awarded NSF grant for coded caching to reduce national network traffic”
AerE professor looks to owl wings for bio-inspired ideas for quieter aircraft, wind turbines
This article was originally published on news.iastate.edu by Mike Krapfl. Click here to read it in its entirety. AMES, Iowa – Anupam Sharma pulled an accordion folder from the bookshelf above his Iowa State University desk. Inside was the carefully collected and preserved wing of a short-eared owl. Here, he said, could be some clues …Continue reading “AerE professor looks to owl wings for bio-inspired ideas for quieter aircraft, wind turbines”
ISU CCEE Graduates Of the Last Decade: Tim Schlosser
ISU CCEE GOLD stands for the Iowa State University Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering (ISU CCEE) alumni group Graduates Of the Last Decade (GOLD). In the weeks leading up to its annual Zoo Brew at the Blank Park Zoo, ISU CCEE GOLD members will be featured in spotlight segments. ISU CCEE GOLD Zoo …Continue reading “ISU CCEE Graduates Of the Last Decade: Tim Schlosser”
Charles Sukup Named Tau Beta Pi Distinguished Alumnus
Charles Sukup (BSAgE’76, MSAgE’82) has been named a 2017 recipient of Tau Beta Pi’s Distinguished Alumnus Award. The honor recognizes “lifetime achievements and commitment to engineering education” and outstanding contributions in “developing young minds, inspiring the next generation of engineers, and contributing to the advancement of the engineering profession.” Tau Beta Pi, the engineering honor …Continue reading “Charles Sukup Named Tau Beta Pi Distinguished Alumnus”
ISU CCEE Graduates Of the Last Decade: Kayla Handsaker
ISU CCEE GOLD stands for the Iowa State University Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering (ISU CCEE) alumni group Graduates Of the Last Decade (GOLD). In the weeks leading up to its annual Zoo Brew at the Blank Park Zoo, ISU CCEE GOLD members will be featured in spotlight segments. ISU CCEE GOLD Zoo …Continue reading “ISU CCEE Graduates Of the Last Decade: Kayla Handsaker”
ChemE grad Suástegui earns “best of” award with presentation at national conference
Dr. Miguel Suástegui, who received his Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Iowa State in May of 2017, has been honored for a research presentation at a recent national conference. His talk at the April 2017 American Chemical Society National Meeting in San Francisco was awarded “Best of BIOT” by the Division of Biochemical Technology (BIOT). …Continue reading “ChemE grad Suástegui earns “best of” award with presentation at national conference”
Iowa State civil, construction engineering faculty attend 2017 ExCEEd Teaching Workshops
Hosted by the American Society of Civil Engineers, ExCEEd offers on-point critique of teaching skills Three Iowa State University (ISU) engineering faculty took part in 2017 ExCEEd Teaching Workshops during the month of July. The American Society of Civil Engineers, or ASCE, sponsors the ExCEEd program. ExCEEd stands for Excellence in Civil Engineering Education. Participants …Continue reading “Iowa State civil, construction engineering faculty attend 2017 ExCEEd Teaching Workshops”
ECpE’s Wang awarded Harpole-Pentair Professorship, honoring outstanding junior faculty
Zhaoyu Wang, Iowa State University Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECpE), recently was awarded the Harpole-Pentair Professorship, which recognizes and honors outstanding junior faculty with less than six years of academic experience at Iowa State. The award was created by Murray J. and Ruth M. Harpole in 1986 to provide supplemental support and …Continue reading “ECpE’s Wang awarded Harpole-Pentair Professorship, honoring outstanding junior faculty”
IMSE chair Kremer receives ASME Spria Outstanding Design Educator Award
Gül Kremer, professor and C.G. “Turk” & Joyce A. Therkildsen Chair of the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering at Iowa State University, has received a top American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) award for advancing engineering design education. Kremer was named this year’s ASME Ruth and Joel Spira Outstanding Educator Award winner “for …Continue reading “IMSE chair Kremer receives ASME Spria Outstanding Design Educator Award”
CBE graduate, ChemE grad student benefit from Pappajohn Center Cystarters program
An Iowa State chemical engineering graduate student and a May 2017 chemical and biological engineering (CBE) B.S. grad are both setting their sights on entrepreneurial goals – with the help of the university’s Pappajohn Center for Entreprenuership CYstarters program. Grad student Dillon Hurd — who is pursuing his Ph.D. by developing a wireless heart assist …Continue reading “CBE graduate, ChemE grad student benefit from Pappajohn Center Cystarters program”
ISU CCEE Graduates Of the Last Decade: Brandon Niebuhr
ISU CCEE GOLD stands for the Iowa State University Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering (ISU CCEE) alumni group Graduates Of the Last Decade (GOLD). In the weeks leading up to its annual Zoo Brew at the Blank Park Zoo, ISU CCEE GOLD members will be featured in spotlight segments. ISU CCEE GOLD Zoo …Continue reading “ISU CCEE Graduates Of the Last Decade: Brandon Niebuhr”
Fourth Spaceflight Ops Workshop launches students on path to operational thinking
AMES, Iowa – The students enrolled in Iowa State University’s fourth Spaceflight Operations Workshop are facing a full week of physical and mental challenges. The 12 workshop students – nine from Iowa State, two from the University of Iowa and one from Tuskegee University in Alabama – will be tested Aug. 7-13 through skydiving, scuba training, wilderness …Continue reading “Fourth Spaceflight Ops Workshop launches students on path to operational thinking”
ME alum with two patents featured as “Rising Star” on plasticsnews.com